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Dave’s been developing software for twenty years, the last five in a more architectural role. He started, as many people of his generation did, using a ZX81 computer plugged into the family television set. Dave’s personally interested in the way in which that experience can be found today, in a world in which almost every object we pick up is quite likely to contain a computer more powerful than the one he played with when he was ten. Dave works for Trimble Navigation NZ, and has for the last sixteen years, during which time he’s worked on the development of an internationally used software product for the construction industry. Dave has been involved with all aspects of this product, from hardware design, through software design and engineering, to UX design and overall product design and strategy.

Topic: David will discuss productesp8266 which is sold on http://nodemcu.com/index_en.html as an incredibly nifty, and potentially amazingly useful device. This is a low cost, low power, WiFi enabled, microcontroller that runs a lovely simple scripting language called Lua. Dave has personally used one to set up a really simple system that controls a few water valves to water the garden. Since practically everyone has wifi in their house, and since these cost about ten dollars, a whole range of possibilities open up that would once have cost hundreds of dollars to implement.

Business Stream:Chintaka Ranatunga

Chintaka is an active early stage investor and advisor based in New Zealand. As a Venture Partner for Sparkbox, New Zealand’s leading seed and early-stage technology investor, he has sourced and led various early stage software and digital investments and serves on the boards of several companies. Chintaka has recently been involved in raising a new $38M fund to invest in NZ tech startups, particularly software companies.

Topic: NZ Startup Funding Ecosystem

Fund background and overview

Major tech trends

Increasing importance of Asia vs US in software/internet in terms of users & market capitalisations

Funding stages, gaps and key players in NZ

Quality of companies and founders

Similarities and differences vs the US and other funding markets

NZ market specific challenges

Generational differences in approach to funding by software entrepreneurs

WE OFTEN HAVE TO CLOSE REGISTRATION BECAUSE WE'VE REACHED CAPACITY BUT EACH MONTH WE HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF PEOPLE WHO DON'T TURN UP. PLEASE CONTACT US IF YOU CAN'T MAKE IT AS WE CAN PASS YOUR PLACE TO SOMEONE ON THE WAITLIST. THANK YOU

When & Where

Tuesday, 7 June 2016 at 5:30 pm

Organiser

Canterbury Tech

Canterbury Tech (formerly known as Canterbury Software Cluster) is a non-profit organisation helping Canterbury’s tech sector succeed at home and worldwide. Our aim is to help individuals and companies connect, be inspired, and grow.